Route 64 is a highway in central
Missouri
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with endpoints of
Route 254 south of
Hermitage and
Route 5 in
Lebanon
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.
Route 64 is one of the original 1922 state highways and originally ran between
Preston and
Collins
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* Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration
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. It would eventually be moved further to the south with its older alignment becoming
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific and Rock Island Lines "Golden S ...
. It would also be extended east. It is also only one of three Missouri state highways bearing the same number as an Interstate highway in Missouri.
Major intersections
Related routes
Route 64 is the only remaining Missouri highway with lettered branches.
Route 64A
Route 64A is a spur off Route 64 which ends in
Bennett Spring State Park
Bennett Spring State Park is a public recreation area located in Bennett Springs, Missouri, west of Lebanon on Highway 64 in Dallas and Laclede counties. It is centered on the spring that flows into the Niangua River and gives the park its nam ...
. When Route 64 was on its old alignment, another Route 64A went north to the
Benton/
Hickory
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county line and is now part of
Route 83.
The entire route is in
Bennett Spring State Park
Bennett Spring State Park is a public recreation area located in Bennett Springs, Missouri, west of Lebanon on Highway 64 in Dallas and Laclede counties. It is centered on the spring that flows into the Niangua River and gives the park its nam ...
.
Route 64B
Route 64B is a spur off Route 64 between
Nemo
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* Nemo ...
and
Pittsburg. It ends at
Pomme de Terre Lake
Pomme de Terre Lake is located in southwest Missouri at the confluence of Lindley Creek and the Pomme de Terre River (for which it is named). The lake is located in southern Hickory and northern Polk counties, about north of Springfield. Its ...
.
References
064
Transportation in Hickory County, Missouri
Transportation in Dallas County, Missouri
Transportation in Polk County, Missouri
Transportation in Laclede County, Missouri
U.S. Route 54
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